diff --git a/pkg/ccl/streamingccl/streamingest/stream_ingest_manager.go b/pkg/ccl/streamingccl/streamingest/stream_ingest_manager.go
index 59e52be0b6a6..7413719055d6 100644
--- a/pkg/ccl/streamingccl/streamingest/stream_ingest_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/ccl/streamingccl/streamingest/stream_ingest_manager.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func newStreamIngestManagerWithPrivilegesCheck(
 		execCfg.Settings, execCfg.NodeInfo.LogicalClusterID(), "REPLICATION")
 	if enterpriseCheckErr != nil {
 		return nil, pgerror.Wrap(enterpriseCheckErr,
-			pgcode.InsufficientPrivilege, "replication requires enterprise license")
+			pgcode.InsufficientPrivilege, "physical replication requires an enterprise license on the secondary (and primary) cluster")
 	}
 
 	isAdmin, err := evalCtx.SessionAccessor.HasAdminRole(ctx)
diff --git a/pkg/ccl/streamingccl/streamproducer/replication_manager.go b/pkg/ccl/streamingccl/streamproducer/replication_manager.go
index df81b8a650f9..74600866dda1 100644
--- a/pkg/ccl/streamingccl/streamproducer/replication_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/ccl/streamingccl/streamproducer/replication_manager.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func newReplicationStreamManagerWithPrivilegesCheck(
 		execCfg.Settings, execCfg.NodeInfo.LogicalClusterID(), "REPLICATION")
 	if enterpriseCheckErr != nil {
 		return nil, pgerror.Wrap(enterpriseCheckErr,
-			pgcode.InsufficientPrivilege, "replication requires enterprise license")
+			pgcode.InsufficientPrivilege, "physical replication requires an enterprise license on the primary (and secondary) cluster")
 	}
 
 	return &replicationStreamManagerImpl{evalCtx: evalCtx, txn: txn}, nil
diff --git a/pkg/configprofiles/profiles.go b/pkg/configprofiles/profiles.go
index 4c17d60a04f1..fd0bd857cc54 100644
--- a/pkg/configprofiles/profiles.go
+++ b/pkg/configprofiles/profiles.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ var virtClusterInitTasks = []autoconfigpb.Task{
 		},
 	),
 	// Finally.
-	makeTask("use the application virtual cluster template by default in CREATE VIRTUAL CLSUTER",
+	makeTask("use the application virtual cluster template by default in CREATE VIRTUAL CLUSTER",
 		/* nonTxnSQL */ []string{
 			"SET CLUSTER SETTING sql.create_virtual_cluster.default_template = 'template'",
 		},
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ var virtClusterWithAppServiceInitTasks = append(
 )
 
 func enableReplication(baseTasks []autoconfigpb.Task) []autoconfigpb.Task {
-	return append(baseTasks,
+	return append(baseTasks[:len(baseTasks):len(baseTasks)],
 		makeTask("enable rangefeeds and replication",
 			/* nonTxnSQL */ []string{
 				"SET CLUSTER SETTING kv.rangefeed.enabled = true",
diff --git a/pkg/configprofiles/testdata/virtual-app-repl b/pkg/configprofiles/testdata/virtual-app-repl
index 9fd541fb4a07..1103f07f2f79 100644
--- a/pkg/configprofiles/testdata/virtual-app-repl
+++ b/pkg/configprofiles/testdata/virtual-app-repl
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ WHERE variable IN (
 )
 ORDER BY variable
 ----
-cross_cluster_replication.enabled false
-kv.rangefeed.enabled false
+cross_cluster_replication.enabled true
+kv.rangefeed.enabled true
 server.controller.default_target_cluster application
 spanconfig.range_coalescing.application.enabled false
 spanconfig.range_coalescing.system.enabled false